"Demand for interchangeable-lens digital cameras continued to realize robust growth in all regions while the market for compact digital cameras shrunk due to the stagnation of the global economy."

"Within the Imaging System Business Unit, despite efforts to achieve sales growth with the competitively priced EOS Digital Rebel series along with the EOS 5D Mark III and EOS 60D advanced-amateur models, sales volumes of interchangeable-lens digital cameras decreased from the year-ago period due to a delayed new-product launch."

I wish Canon would take note of what foreign car manufactures did; diversify their manufacturing base to their primary purchasing markets like the good 'ol US of A. I sincerely doubt that a US manufactured camera or lens will cost more to American customers plus they would get the cred of MADE IN THE USA. Many people will purchase or switch based upon this fact alone. It helped steer my purchase of a Volkswagen Passat; it was manufactured in Tennessee.

I wish Canon would take note of what foreign car manufactures did; diversify their manufacturing base to their primary purchasing markets like the good 'ol US of A. I sincerely doubt that a US manufactured camera or lens will cost more to American customers plus they would get the cred of MADE IN THE USA. Many people will purchase or switch based upon this fact alone. It helped steer my purchase of a Volkswagen Passat; it was manufactured in Tennessee.

Made in USA is probably better than everywhere else but Germany or Japan

If you think Canon is hurting, the others are in much worse shape. Check out Nikon's SONY's huge plummet in sales (78%). They lost $15 million, so any profit at all would look good to them.Nikon profit is down 48%, almost all in imaging products, their business products only lost a little.Right now, the big loser is Sony, followed by Nikon. The entire industry is in a tailspin.